Improvement in inkstands



waited tant emu @twine Letters Patent N 96,673, dated November i), 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN INKSTANDS.

-Lc Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, W. E. CARLILE, ofthe cit-y,

county, and State oi'New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement iu [nkstauds; and 1 .1'10 hereby declare the following to bea suidcientlyV cl'ear and exact description of the same, thatany one skilled i n such matters may. by reference to the aecempzlying drawingsand letters thereon, which form a part of this specification, make anduse the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of such deviceswith an inkstand that the weight of the pen and holder will closethe'cover upon the ink-receptacle, and at the same time furnish a scalefor determining the weight of a letter to such au extent as that theproper stamp for postage may be atlixed.

rlhe receiver for the ink is shown at A, and it is mounted upon a base,B, which serves as a support for the upright C C, upon which the variousdevices embodying my invention aremounted.

D is the cover, or cap for closing the receiver A, and it is attached toa lever, E, pivoted upon the upright C C.

Upon the outer arm of saidlever is au adjustable weight, W', whichserves as a counterbalance to the cover l) and rack R, for receiving thepeu P or letter', as the case may be.

Said rack may be connected with the lever either by the intermediatemechanism, as shown at g g, which serves as a guide to hold the parts'iuworkings position, or it may be cast in one piece with the lever, undthereby dispense with the guide g g, if desired, and at the saine timemake the entire devices more simple iu form.

The operation consists simply in adjusting the weight \V to suoli apoint on the lever E, that when the pen and holder are placed upon therack, as at P, the cap will be depressed to close the inkmeceiver, orchamber A, and when lifted therefrom, the action of the weight willraise the cap, as indicated by the red lines.

W'heu the weight of a letter is to be ascertained, the pen is removedfrom the rack, and the letter is set ou edge in its place, the siderecliningagaiust the long projections at the back, as shown in thedrawing,

and the weight is moved out upon the lever E to the required degree tocounterbalauce it, and from the figures or notches upon said lever, thedegree of weight is ascertained.

Having thus briefly described my invention,

What .l claim, aud desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of weighing-devices with the cover and rack of aninkstand, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

XV. E. CARLILE.

'itucsses:

.Boro Euer, Gao. H. RuoDEs.

